The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., July 13, 1961, page 1

BINGEN POSTOFFICE 65 YEARS OLD;
Old Sentinel Recalls Controversy

     Last week the Goldendale Sentinel dug into its 1896 files and came up with, a 65-year-old bone of contention between Bingen and White Salmon. This was the item.
    "A postoffice has been established at Bingen, in this county. The office is two miles south east of White Salmon and 2½ miles miles east of Hood River. Theodor Suksdorf is the postmaster."
    The first White Salmon postoffice was established in 1873 and was located at Warner's Landing on the Columbia river, one half mile cast of Bingen, south of Mt. Adams Forest Products. The last postmaster was Douglass Suksdorf.
    In 1880 the White Salmon postoffice was moved to the C.M. Wolford store in white Salmon. Jacob Hunsaker was the first postmaster.
    From 1880 to 1896 Bingen residents had to climb the hill to get their mail.

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